Canadian Occupational Safety

Aug/Sept 2013

Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) magazine is the premier workplace health and safety publication in Canada. We cover a wide range of topics ranging from office to heavy industry, and from general safety management to specific workplace hazards.

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August/September 2013 5 1 2 TRAINING What happens when I do, what happens when I don't? By Alan Quilley 1 3 COMPENSATION WATCH e other side of cost transfers By David Marchione 1 4 LEGAL CONNECTION Employee privacy knocks out safety in Supreme Court fi ght By Loretta Bouwmeester and Cheryl Edwards Features Columns 6 SAFETY NEWS t4UVEZĕOET0)4EFHSFFQSPHSBNTMBDLJOUFSQFSTPOBMTLJMMTMFBSOJOH t64$BOBEJBOTBGFUZHSPVQTTUSFOHUIFOHMPCBMTVTUBJOBCJMJUZQVTI t/PSUI"NFSJDBOSFUBJMFSTTFUĕWFZFBS#BOHMBEFTIGBDUPSZQMBO t)FBMUI$BOBEBMBVODIFTDPOTVMUBUJPOGPS()4JNQMFNFOUBUJPO t$PNQBOZEJSFDUPSTHVJMUZJO5PSPOUPQSPQBOFQMBOUFYQMPTJPO t4VSWJWPSTPG2VFCFDUSBJODSBTIĕMFDMBTTBDUJPOTVJU t$BOBEBTUSBOTQPSUXBUDIEPHDBMMTGPSUPVHIFSTBGFUZTZTUFNTGPSUSBJOT t4NPLJOHCBOTBUXPSLDBOIFMQFNQMPZFFTRVJU$POGFSFODF#PBSE t&YQFSUTXFJHIJOPOXPSLQMBDFNFOUBMIFBMUIBU)3GPSVN t/PJODSFBTFJO0OUBSJPXPSLFSTDPNQQSFNJVNTJO84*# 10 PEOPLE & PLACES 33 TOOLS OF THE TRADE 1SPEVDU'PDVT'BMM1SPUFDUJPO'JSF1SPUFDUJPO Volume 51 Issue 5 August/September 2013 Departments By Mari-Len De Guzman A roundtable discussion on Canada's construction industry and keeping its workers safe Canadian Occupational Safety's Editorial Advisory Board. 22 Pipe dreams By Vanessa Chris Unravelling the issues surrounding Alberta's controversial Keystone Pipeline project and what's fueling the opposition Pull-out Safety Poster BEFORE YOU ENTER t is fully or partially enclosed; t is not designed or intended for continuous human occupancy; and, t has limited or restricted access, exits or internal configuration that can complicate provisions of first aid, evacuation, rescue or other emergency response services. If the answer is Yes to all three, you may be dealing with a confined space. Ask your supervisor about the hazard and how to work safely. WHEN IN DOUBT, GET OUT. Hundreds of workers have died due to confined space related accidents. Many of these incidents are preventable with the right worker information and proper training. Before you enter a workplace consider if the area: 2013-COS-AugSept.indd 18-19 BONUS! Pull-out safety poster page 18 Dave Gouthro, CRSP, CHSC, CHSO Occupational Health & Safety Consulting David Johnston, CRSP Manager, EHS Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd. Eldeen Pozniak Director Pozniak Safety Associates Inc. 16 High cost of safety Cover story Guy Chenard Senior Health and Safety Advisor Ontario Power Generation Maureen Shaw President Act Three Consulting Dr. Ron Saunders Director of Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Institute for Work and Health 28 Data miners By Mari-Len De Guzman Companies are gazing into the future for injury prevention 32 CSSE What to see at the upcoming CSSE Professional Development Conference and Trade Show VISIT www.cos-mag.com and click the subscribe button For more regular updates, sign up for the COS e-news at DON'T MISS OUT www.cos-mag.com Sign up for your FREE SUBSCRIPTION on your next issue of HERE'S HOW: it's fast, it's easy and it's free!

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